Firsts in India & World Questions with Solutions
This topic covers the first persons and events in India and the world: the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize, the first woman to hold major offices, the first to climb Everest or reach space, and India's first institutions, newspapers, railways and satellites. It also covers the largest, longest, highest and smallest records in India and the world. These are pure memory questions, so revise them as short lists by theme: first women, first in sports, first in science and space, and first in governance. Be careful with the exact wording, such as 'first Indian' versus 'first person of Indian origin', or 'first woman President' versus 'first woman Prime Minister', since options are often designed to exploit this. Practise the firsts in India and the world questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q21.
The oldest High Court in India, established on 1 July 1862, is the:
A. Calcutta High CourtB. Bombay High CourtC. Madras High CourtD. Allahabad High CourteasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
Which state became India's first fully organic farming state in 2016?
A. SikkimB. KeralaC. Himachal PradeshD. MeghalayaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
In which year was the first Bharat Ratna awarded to C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and C. V. Raman?
A. 1952B. 1950C. 1954D. 1956easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
In 1957, the USSR launched the Earth's first artificial satellite. It was called:
A. Vostok 1B. Luna 1C. Sputnik 1D. Explorer 1easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
Who was the first Education Minister of independent India?
A. Zakir HusainB. Rajkumari Amrit KaurC. Humayun KabirD. Maulana Abul Kalam AzadeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
Which is the smallest Union Territory of India in terms of area?
A. PuducherryB. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuC. LakshadweepD. ChandigarheasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q27.
Who was India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?
A. Admiral Karambir SinghB. General Bipin RawatC. General Anil ChauhanD. General M. M. NaravaneeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
The first nuclear test at Pokhran was conducted in:
A. 1974B. 1998C. 1980D. 1964easyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q29.
Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature (1913)?
A. Sarojini NaiduB. Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeC. Rabindranath TagoreD. Munshi PremchandeasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q30.
Which is India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier?
A. INS VikramadityaB. INS ArihantC. INS Vikrant (2022)D. INS ViraateasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q31.
Which is traditionally regarded as the first mosque in India?
A. Makkah Masjid, HyderabadB. Cheraman Juma Masjid, KeralaC. Jama Masjid, DelhiD. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, DelhieasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q32.
Which was the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender?
A. Central African RepublicB. JapanC. El SalvadorD. VenezuelaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q33.
Which was the first robot in the world to be granted full citizenship of a country (Saudi Arabia)?
A. SophiaB. ASIMOC. AtlasD. PeppereasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q34.
Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
A. Kofi AnnanB. U ThantC. Trygve LieD. Dag HammarskjöldeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q35.
Who was the first person to fly into space?
A. Valentina TereshkovaB. Neil ArmstrongC. Yuri GagarinD. Alan ShepardeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q36.
Who was the first full-time woman Defence Minister of India?
A. Indira GandhiB. Smriti IraniC. Sushma SwarajD. Nirmala SitharamaneasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q37.
Who is the only Indian to have become President of the United Nations General Assembly?
A. Hansa MehtaB. Sarojini NaiduC. Vijaya Lakshmi PanditD. V. K. Krishna MenoneasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q38.
Who was the first Home Minister of India?
A. Gulzarilal NandaB. Govind Ballabh PantC. Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelD. Lal Bahadur ShastrieasyAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q39.
Who was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
A. Bachendri PalB. Premlata AgarwalC. Santosh YadavD. Arunima SinhaeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q40.
Who was the first woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer?
A. Kanchan Chaudhary BhattacharyaB. Meeran Chadha BorwankarC. Aparna KumarD. Kiran BedieasyAsked in PoliceView solution ›